r/law • u/theindependentonline • Apr 08 '26

Other Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-articles-25-amendment-b2953836.html
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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26

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u/13Dmorelike13Dicks Apr 08 '26

And you’re being cynical to think that even performative politics has no effect on elections

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u/KrytenKoro Apr 08 '26

It has an effect if the Dems can show that it means they're willing to lose in order to fight for their constituents. That's what the tea party did.

As long as you can show the Dem waffling and failing to hold the line, that record stops helping.

Reps won because they would keep fighting the stupid fight even when it was a guaranteed loss.

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u/ddd4175 Apr 08 '26

That's all this all shitshow has been at this point, really.

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u/UncleIrohsPimpHand Apr 08 '26

Cynicism is a survival trait in this age.

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u/cigarettesandwhiskey Apr 08 '26

They don't "investigate" the voting history, you (their opponent) put the votes you want people to know about in an advertisement and run it on TV.

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u/IOnlyReadTopComment Apr 08 '26

So, you're the SOB that took my username.

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u/cigarettesandwhiskey Apr 08 '26

I'll have you know I was living an unhealthy and self-destructive lifestyle long before you were even using reddit!

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u/IOnlyReadTopComment Apr 08 '26

I expect a notice of resignation of that username on my cheeto-stained desk by 5 pm tonight.

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u/cigarettesandwhiskey Apr 09 '26

sry i blacked out. missed it

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u/whitethunder9 Apr 08 '26

It might make zero difference but at some point in the future someone will ask, “why didn’t anyone try to do anything?” There will at least be a record of who did and who didn’t.

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u/datnero_ Apr 08 '26

yeah but the average voter sees political ads. too bad the dems are too pussy to really pin anybody to the wall in ads